Description / Abstract:
This document establishes the minimum requirements for seats and
restraint systems for the flight deck.
Due to limitations that it would place upon basic aircraft
design, it is not considered practical for these requirements to
apply fully to the observer seat. However, it is emphasized that
every effort should be made to provide the observer seat position
with an equivalent level of comfort and safety.
This document is also intended to make recommendations for
flight crew restraint systems. A properly designed crew restraint
system will minimize injury or debilitation during a survivable
crash and enable post crash assistance to occupants and escape from
the aircraft.
Crew member safety is the primary objective, with appropriate
provisions for crew comfort taken into consideration. The criteria
established herein are designed to standardize restraint systems
without hindering the development of new, improved systems.